9.—(1) A person who submits a meter for approval under regulation 5 shall pay to the Director a fee in respect of that application.
(2) The fee payable under paragraph (1) shall be an amount equal to the aggregate of—
(a)a sum calculated at the rate of £25 for every hour or part of an hour exceeding 30 minutes spent by the meter examiner in examining and testing the meter, including attending at any test carried out under paragraph (3) of regulation 5;
(b)a sum calculated at the rate of £33 for every hour or part of an hour exceeding 30 minutes for the use of premises provided by the Director for the carrying out of tests; and
(c)any reasonable expenses, including incidental expenses, incurred by the meter examiner in travelling to and from any premises at which a meter is tested under regulation 5(3).
(3) Any fee payable under this regulation shall be paid to the Director on demand by the person who submitted the meter for approval under regulation 5.